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Landscape painting of a distant city, winding river and mountain, framed by pine trees and a classical villa on the right.

Rome from the Villa Madama

Richard Wilson, 1753

Painting of a river valley with a ruined hilltop castle, a stone bridge, large trees, and people fishing on the bank.

Dinas Bran from Llangollen

Richard Wilson, 1770

Landscape painting of a river winding toward a domed city under a glowing evening sky, framed by a pine tree and cypresses.

A View of the Tiber with Rome in the Distance

Richard Wilson, 1775

Painting of a towered castle beside a calm river with boats, hills, and two figures sketching in the foreground.

Caernarvon Castle

Richard Wilson, 1745

Painting of a river with a stone bridge, ruined arches, figures on the bank, boats, and a hazy distant landscape.

Italian Landscape (Morning)

Richard Wilson, 1760

Painting of reapers working in a golden wheat field under a full harvest moon, with a large tree and starry sky.

The Harvest Moon

Samuel Palmer, 1833

Small oil sketch of a wooded clearing with a leaning birch, resting cattle, a shepherd with a staff, and a wooden fence.

Sketch from Nature in Sion Park

Samuel Palmer, 1819

Painted studies of a fox, two barn owls, a white bird, and a young man's head on a brown ground.

Studies of a Fox, a Barn Owl, a Peahen, and the Head of a Young Man

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1815

Study of a Grey Horse

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1800

Clouded Leopards

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1825

Painting of many horses in a pasture by a pond, with grooms in the foreground, tall trees at left and farm buildings at right

Lord Rivers's Stud Farm, Stratfield Saye

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1807

Painting of a red fox standing with head turned toward the viewer, tail curled behind, on a warm brown background.

Study of a Fox

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1810

Painting of nine greyhounds in a clearing beneath oak trees, with a rider on horseback in the distant landscape.

Nine Greyhounds in a Landscape

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1807

Painting of tiger-striped and pale cubs on a stone floor, with an adult lion and tigress behind iron bars.

Group of Whelps Bred between a Lion and a Tigress

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1825

Painted study of summer flowers including red poppies, irises, roses, and snapdragons on a pale ochre background.

Studies of Summer Flowers

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Painting of a groom on a chestnut horse holding a saddled bay horse beside a dark wood under a stormy sky.

A Groom Mounted on a Chestnut Hunter, He Holds a Bay Hunter by the Reins

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1850

Three vicuñas graze on a hillside above a wide valley with layered mountains under a soft sky.

Vicunas

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1831

Grey pony eating hay beside a black charger with a saddle in a dim wooden stable.

A Grey Pony and a Black Charger in a Stable

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1804

Painting of a grey horse with a brown saddle and bridle standing before trees and a distant hill.

A Lady's Grey Hunter

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1806

Painted study of many flower species, including poppies, morning glories and clematis, scattered across a grey background.

Studies of Flowers

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Painting of a tiger standing at a cave entrance, with palms and distant hills visible through a rock arch.

Tiger in a Cave

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1814

Grey Arabian horse led across a desert by a barefoot man, with camels and riders in the hazy distance.

The Wellesley Grey Arabian Led through the Desert

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1810

Painting of a crowded horse market in a cobbled city square, with men in top hats examining horses before tall townhouses.

Old Smithfield Market

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1824

Painting of a standing guanaco on a rocky hillside with mountains and pale sky behind it.

Guanaco

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1848

Small painting of women in bonnets seated in a garden beside a wooden fence, with men in top hats nearby.

The Chalon Family in London

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1800

Zebra

Jacques-Laurent Agasse, 1803

Oil portrait of a boy with brown hair and a white ruffled collar, holding an open book against a dark background.

Portrait of a Boy

William Beechey, 1790

Oil portrait of a seated man with a young boy on his lap, a dog and walking stick beside a gilt chair, sunset landscape behin

Edward George Lind and His Son, Montague

William Beechey, 1800

Oil portrait of a man with grey powdered hair in a dark gown and red hood, against a dark red drapery background.

Reverend Dr. Charles Symmons

William Beechey, 1794

Oil portrait of a young girl in a white dress and blue sash holding wildflowers, set against a stormy landscape.

Portrait of a girl

William Beechey, 1790

Half-length portrait of a man in an embroidered gold coat with lace cuffs and a lavender cravat against a dark background.

Sir John Corbet of Adderley

John Michael Wright, 1676

Half-length oil portrait of a man with curly light hair, white collar and dark coat against a brown background.

Self-Portrait

David Wilkie, 1840

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships and crowded boats by a rocky shore with a castle on a cliff at right.

Ships and Militia by a Rocky Shore

Willem van de Velde the Elder, 1680

Painting of a ruined priory tower behind dark trees and rolling hills under a warm evening sky, with cattle in a meadow.

Guisborough Priory

Thomas Girtin, 1800

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and dark jacket against a dark brown background.

Self-Portrait at the Age of 83

William Powell Frith, 1901

Oval portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet and black lace shawl seated in a red chair.

Portrait of a Lady

John Peter Russell, 1768

Painting of a river at sunset with moored boats, wooded banks, a distant church tower, and a glowing orange sky.

Whitlingham, Norfolk

Frederick Sandys, 1860

Painting of a woman with dark hair arranging pink roses in a green glass vase, with gold jewelry and roses around her.

Grace Rose

Frederick Sandys, 1866

Portrait of an older man in a red military coat, black plumed hat, and sword, against a dark misty landscape.

Colonel Donald MacLeod of St Kilda Former Title: An Officer in the East India Uniform of the 74th (Highland) Regiment…

John Opie, 1796

Oil portrait of a young man with long brown hair in a brown coat and striped green waistcoat, leaning on a ledge.

Thomas Abraham of Gurrington, Devon

John Opie, 1784

Oil portrait of a young man with curly brown hair and open collar against green foliage.

Portrait of a young man with open collar

Henry Scott Tuke, 1885

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with upswept hair, lace ruff, and pearl necklace against a blue background.

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia

Isaac Oliver, 1596

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man with curly hair and a white collar, in a black frame.

Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex

Isaac Oliver, 1596

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long curly hair, lace collar and striped doublet against blue.

Dudley North, third Baron North (1581-1666)

Isaac Oliver, 1609

Woman and girl with flowers beside a stile under a tree, with a view of sea and white cliffs beyond.

Mother and Child by a Stile, with Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight, in the Distance

James Collinson, 1849

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and cravat, seated before red drapery and a cloudy sky.

Portrait of Charles Frederick Schlaberg, London, 1827

Thomas Phillips, 1827

Portrait of a seated woman in a black dress with sheer sleeves, red chair, and tree-filled garden background.

Elizabeth Howard

Thomas Phillips, 1835

Portrait of a seated young man in dark attire holding a small book with red string, beside a red drape.

Cosmo Richard Howard

Thomas Phillips, 1835

Painting of several wooden drainage windmills on flat fen land under a stormy sky, with two figures in the foreground.

Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire

John Sell Cotman, 1835

Painting of a decaying timber-framed house propped by beams, with three figures in coats on sandy ground.

Ruined House

John Sell Cotman, 1807

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a blue riding habit with gold braid, black hat, before a dusky landscape.

Princess Amelia Sophia Eleonore of Great Britain

Thomas Hudson, 1745

Group portrait of a standing man, a seated woman and two girls in 18th-century dress before a tree and sky backdrop.

The Thistlethwayte Family

Thomas Hudson, 1758

Two young women in silk gowns stand and sit beside a lamb under a tree, with a pastoral landscape behind them.

Young Women with a Lamb

Thomas Hudson, 1745

Portrait of a woman in a silver silk gown with blue sleeves, holding pearls, beside red drapery, in a carved gilt frame.

Portrait of a Woman, Probably Elizabeth Aislabie, of Studley Royal, Yorkshire

Thomas Hudson, 1749

Oil portrait of a seated man in a white wig and gold-trimmed coat, holding a folded letter beside a gilt table.

Charles Pinfold

Thomas Hudson, 1756

Oil portrait of a young man in a tall brown hat and white collar, gazing to the side against a dark background.

Augustus Egg

Richard Dadd, 1838

Oil painting of a woman in a red gown and white headdress and a young man in a dark cloak, both startled, in a dim interior.

Hamlet and his Mother; The Closet Scene

Richard Dadd, 1846

Painting of several sailing ships and a small rowing boat on a calm sea under a cloudy sky, in a gilded frame.

Sailing Ship

Richard Dadd, 1861

Painting of two women and an elderly man hackling flax on a wooden board before a log cabin wall.

Hackling flax

Hubert von Herkomer, 1881

Painting of a red macaw, parrots, ducks and other birds gathered in a landscape beside a tree trunk and cottage.

A Macaw, Ducks, Parrots and Other Birds in a Landscape

Jakob Bogdani, 1708

Small round portrait of a young woman with a green leaf wreath and red garment against a pink background, in a black frame.

A Bacchante

Hubert von Herkomer, 1897

Painting of a peacock, peahen, parrots, pigeons and other birds in a garden with an urn and classical building.

Peacock, peahen, parrots, canary, and other birds in a park

Jakob Bogdani, 1708

Painting of a standing woman in white drapery and a seated man in orange tunic beside a pillar, with a wooded landscape behin

Venus and Anchises

Benjamin Robert Haydon, 1826

Painting of a broad field with a large tree, a red stone tower, and a temple on a distant hill under cloudy sky.

A View at Girgenti in Sicily with the Temple of Concord and Juno

Charles Lock Eastlake, 1818